All Auto-enrolment articles – Page 3
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NewsWTW urges higher default contribution levels to boost saving
Higher default contributions, more decumulation options and appropriate investment strategies should all help improve pension adequacy, WTW says.
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NewsAuto-enrolment contributions boost ‘could add £10bn a year’
Research by Phoenix Group claims raising contributions to 12% could mean almost £96,000 more in the pension pot for an 18-year-old when they retire.
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OpinionHow do you solve a problem like small pension pots?
The lifetime provider model may not be the answer to the rising number of small pots, but the industry still needs to solve this growing problem, as Bernard Casey and Noel Whiteside explore.
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OpinionThe long-term costs of more choice in auto-enrolment
Former shadow pensions minister Gregg McClymont explores the impact of the lifetime provider concept ahead of this week’s Budget announcement.
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NewsWhat does Labour have in store for the pensions industry?
The Labour party last week set out its plans for reform of the financial services sector, including several proposals affecting pensions. We asked industry commentators for their views.
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NewsThink tank praises ‘pot for life’ plans
The SMF’s latest briefing note features an appeal from the pensions minister calling for views from industry experts.
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OpinionAre policymakers’ DC plans realistic?
There is much to be positive about in DC pensions – but policymakers must be careful to avoid a multitude of pitfalls, writes Martin Willis.
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NewsIncrease of renting in retirement poses risks to future pensioners, new report warns
Data predicts households that own their home in retirement could fall from 78 per cent to 63 per cent by 2041.
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NewsMore than half of pension savers do not understand fees
Consumers are baffled by fees, warns Boring Money’s Holly Mackay
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Opinion‘Pot for life’: what are the knock-on effects?
Proponents and critics need to fully understand the likely impacts and update their arguments to address them.
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NewsChancellor proposes ‘pots for life’ in major pension reforms
Hunt’s pot for life proposals could be attractive, but would be complex to implement and could make life harder for consumers, industry warns
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NewsRise in national living wage will boost pension savings
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the National Living Wage will jump to £11.44 per hour during the autumn statement.
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NewsPeople prioritise haircuts over pensions admin
Pensions are the lowest life admin priority for many Brits
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NewsGovernment should intervene to help self-employed save
Scottish Widows calls for the government to provide auto-enrolment alternative for the self-employment
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NewsSavers seek cash in cost of living crisis
Research from Aon also found that 15% of savers now access their retirement savings early.
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NewsPension savers urged to track down missing £26bn
The pensions industry is hoping the second annual Pay Your Pension Some Attention, #Pensionattention, campaign will encourage people to track down lost pensions and save more into the ones they have.
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NewsAuto enrolment will be extended to younger workers as bill is granted Royal Assent
A private members bill which will mean that workers under the age of 22 are automatically enrolled into a pension, has passed its third reading in the House of Lords.
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OpinionA woman's right to a decent pension
There is only so much the pensions industry can take on when it comes to society's wider problems, although encouraging more of us to save into a pension is a start writes Pensions Expert's editor Samantha Downes.
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NewsAuto enrolment: Could removal of £10k trigger help low earners save more into a pension
A research report commissioned by the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) and carried out by the Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) looked at whether removing the £10,000 auto enrolment earnings trigger could help the UK's low earners save more into their pension.